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(No Model.) 2 SheetsSheet 1.

P. F. GLASSBRENNER.

GATE.

No. 592,775. Patented Nov. 2, 1897.

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(No Model.)

P. P. GLASSBRENNER.

GATE.

Patented Nov. 2

wljymsszs diiarmy/ NITED STATES PETER FREDRICK GLASSBRENNER, OFFRANKLIN, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM R. WHITE, OF BLOOMINGTON,ILLINOIS.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,775, dated November2, 1897. Application filed February 15, 1896 Serial No. 579,417. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LPETER FREDRIOK GLAss- BRENNER, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Franklin, in the county of Johnson andState of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOperating Mechanism for Swinging Gates and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a gate in which theoperating-levers serve to actuate the latch-bar and swing the gate uponits hinges, the gate and operating mechanism being so constructed that adownward pull upon either one of the operating-levers will first releasethe sliding latch-bar and then swing the gate upon its hinges to open orclose the same, said latch-bar automatically engaging its catches whenthe gate is opened or closed, the automatic movement being accomplishedby weighting the inner ends of the operating-levers.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts,as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out inthe claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of a gate and operating mechanism thereforconstructed in accordance with my invention, the gate being shownclosed. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the gate open, and Fig. 3 is adetail perspective view of the outer end of the latch-bar.

A designates a post or upright to which the gate is hinged, and at theopposite side of the roadway is another post or upright A, against whichthe gate abuts when closed. The gate B is hinged or pivoted upon a rodC, which passes through apertured lugs c, secured to the post A, andthrough apertured brackets 5, attached to the end of the gate, the rodbeing supported in this connection by bending the upper end of the sameinto an eye, as

shown. The gate is adjustably supported upon the rod 0 by means of a barC, the upper end of which is flattened and apertured to slide upon therod and engage the upper bracket b of the gate, While its lower end isbent at an angle to engage recesses in the post A, and by thisarrangement the gate can be supported at different elevations above theground. I lay no particular stress upon this construction or manner ofsupporting the gate at different elevations, as other means maybeemployed that would answer the same purpose in connection with myimprovements hereinafter described.

Upon the same side of the roadway as the post A and at a suitabledistance therefrom, corresponding with the length of the gate, is placeda post or upright A which is connected to the post A by a horizontalbeam A said beam extending beyond the postA to connect with the upperend of an inclined beam A, to which one of the operating-levers ispivoted, the other operating-lever being pivoted to the upper end of thepost A The inner ends of the operating-levers D are connected to eachother by a flat link (1, which is secured to one of the levers and playsbetween pins carried by the other lever, this connection permitting agreater movement of the levers, which movement is limited by a strap orguide-loop a, secured to the post A. The inner ends of the leversoverbalance their outer ends for the purpose of operating the latch-barof the gate, as hereinafter described.

On the side of the gate toward the post A 8 5 and adjoining the rear endof said gate is rigidly secured a projecting bracket or frame E,presenting horizontal members 6 9, connected at their outer ends by aplate 6 and at an intermediate portion by a transverse bar 6 Upon thetransverse bar e is pivoted a lever F, the inner end of which engages asliding latch-bar G, which runs the whole length of the gate and isguided between the vertical battens thereof. The outer end of 5 thelever F extends through a transverse slot in the connecting portion 6 ofthe members 6 e of the frame E and is connected to one of theoperating-levers D by means of a rod f, the slot in the connectingportion or plate e serving to limit the throw of the lever F. The outerend of the sliding latch-baris provided with a head G of metal,constructed to present vertical projections g g, the inner edges ofwhich engage a catch a attached to the post A, the upper projection ofthe head engaging the catch when the gate is adjusted to its loweredposition, while the lower projection engages the catch when the gate issupported in its elevated position. The outer edge of the head G of thesliding latch-bar engages a catch a which is attached to the post orupright A so as to hold the gate open, said latch engaging the upperpart of the head when the gate is lowered and the lower part of the samewhen the gate is elevated. This peculiar construction of the head andparticular arrangement of the catches, together with the operatingmechanism of the sliding latch-bar, provides for the positive engagementof the latch-bar with the catches when the gate is swung open or closed.

In operation, assuming the gate to be closed, by pulling upon theoperating end of one of the levers D the outer end of the lever F willbe drawn upon through the intervention of the connecting-rod f, and theinner end of said lever will push the latch-bar G, moving the head ofthe same out of engagement with the catch a when a further movement ofthe operating-lever will swing the gate upon its hinges to a partly openposition, or slightly beyond one-half of its movement, and the weightedinner ends of the levers D then act to move the gate to its full openposition, the connecting-rod f operating the lever F to push upon thelatch-bar and cause it to automatically engage the catch a In closingthe gate the movement of one of the levers D will operate the lever F tofirst draw upon the latch-bar and release it from the catch a and thenswing the gate to a certain distance, after which it is closed by theweight of the inner ends of the levers D in the same manner as openingthe gate, the only difference being that in one case the slidinglatch-bar is pushed and in the other it is drawn upon, and in bothpositions the weighted ends of the operating-levers hold said latch-barin engagement with its catches.

It will be noted that in operating the levers D to either open or closethe gate a quick or sharp pull should be given thereto, so as to throwthe gate beyond the center of its movement, and thus permit the weightedends of said levers to act in moving the gate to the limit of itsmovement. 7

The construction herein shown and described provides a cheap andefficient means for opening and closing a gate at a distance therefrom,as well as means for causing the automatic engagement of the latch-barwith its catches to hold the gate both open and closed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is

A latch-bar provided at its outer end with a head G having verticalprojections g, g, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER FREDRICK GLASSBRENNHR. \Vitnesses:

JOSEPH W. BELL, CLINT C. NORRIS.

